Parachinar Airport
Parachinar Airport پاراچنار ہوائی اڈا | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | GoP Aviation Division | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Parachinar-26300 | ||||||||||
| Location | Kurram District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2002 | ||||||||||
| Built | 1980s | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,800 ft / 1,768 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′09″N 70°04′17″E / 33.90250°N 70.07139°E | ||||||||||
| Website | caapakistan | ||||||||||
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OPPC Location of airport in Pakistan OPPC OPPC (Pakistan) OPPC OPPC (South Asia) | |||||||||||
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Parachinar Airport (IATA: PAJ, ICAO: OPPC) is an airport located in Parachinar, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Located at about a 25-minute drive from the centre of Parachinar, it used to be the only airport in the former FATA region that was served by any passenger airline, namely Pakistan International Airlines. The PIA service to the airport used to be intermittently suspended for varying durations.[2]
The airport was built in the 1980s, following the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, to provide landing facilities for military aircraft.[3]
Airfield data
See also
- List of airports in Pakistan
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
External links
References
- ^ "eAIP-Aerodomes-Parachinar". Pre-bifurcation Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Website. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24.
- ^ Ashraf, Syed Irfan (9 November 2011). "The Kurram blockade". Dawn.
- ^ Ali, Zulfiqar (17 January 2008). "Airfield in Wana, Miramshah upgraded". Dawn (newspaper).